Drag the correct excerpts to the table. Not all excerpts will be used. Read through the excerpts and determine which three are anecdotes.

1. My family and I sat in the family room, glued to the TV as we watched Neil Armstrong step onto the surface of the moon.

2. We rode our bikes to the ice cream shop and stood outside without going in. We walked, hoping to catch my dad before he went home for the day.

3. I ran as fast as my legs could go, huffing and puffing. I was so close to the finish line when I saw Jon cross it first.

Explanation:

The above are the three that actually determine examples of anecdotes.

An anecdote is known to be a short story which is often amusing told about an event, involving someone. It is known to be used to communicate something that is abstract about someone, a thing or a place. This is usually carried out through stating concrete details of a short narrative.

From the above answers selected, we discover that they are narratives given by a speaker about events took place.

he gives his freedom of speach

explanation:

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.